war on terror

Pakistan to keep top suspect in Daniel Pearl murder in jail

October 8, 2020 Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — A British-born Pakistani man who has been on death row over the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl will remain in jail for another three months despite his acquittal by a lower […]

Global leaders condemn Mali coup amid worry about extremists

August 19, 2020 Baba Ahmed and Carley Petesch, Associated Press

BAMAKO, Mali — African and Western leaders condemned on Wednesday the junta that forced Mali’s president from power, warning the coup was a deep setback for the West African nation that could threaten the battle […]

US on track to pull troops from Afghanistan despite turmoil

May 19, 2020 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is on track to meet its commitment to the Taliban to withdraw several thousand troops from Afghanistan by summer, even as violence flares, the peace process is stalled, and […]

FBI: Shooter at Pensacola military base linked to al-Qaida

May 18, 2020 Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The gunman in a deadly rampage late last year at a military base in Florida communicated with al-Qaida operatives about the attacks in the months leading up to it, U.S. officials said Monday as they […]

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Trump tweets he’s ordered Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats

April 22, 2020 Darlene Superville, Jon Gambrell and Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has ordered the Navy to “shoot down and destroy” any Iranian gunboats that harass U.S. ships, a directive that comes a week after the Navy […]

Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity

April 2, 2020 Cara Anna, Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pandemic as an opportunity to win over more supporters […]

Iraq officials: 2nd attack in days hits base with US troops

March 14, 2020 Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Samya Kullab, Associated Press

BAGHDAD — A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security officials said, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen, including two […]

Officials: US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base

March 12, 2020 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, American officials said, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at a […]

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US commander paints murky picture of US-Taliban peace accord

March 11, 2020 Lolita C. Baldour and Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East painted a murky picture of the peace process with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying the current level of violence is higher than allowed in […]

US begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, official says

March 9, 2020 Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — American troops have begun leaving Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, amid political chaos in Kabul that threatens the deal. Hundreds […]